Recorded 1972–1998 Girls' name Peak 1988 52 births

Shawnea — girls' name

52 babies named Shawnea in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s151980s121990s25

The verdict

52 girls have been named Shawnea since 1972, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1998.

52
total births
1972–1998
years on record
1990s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Shawnea was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

7 babies were named Shawnea in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shawnea

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Shawnea between 1972 and 1998, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shawnea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shawnea performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shawnea shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shawnea in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 52 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shawnea at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

52

Since 1972

27 years of records

Peak year

1988

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1972

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1998

Shawnea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1972

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1988)
7
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199819961991199019891988197919771972 5

Shawnea by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
25 births that decade — 48% of Shawnea's all-time total
1970s151980s121990s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shawnea?
52 babies have been named Shawnea since 1972. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1988 with 7 births.
When was Shawnea most popular?
Shawnea was most popular in the 1990s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Shawnea been used?
Shawnea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 27 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Shawnea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1972–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.